“Absolutely, I’d do it again. If we didn’t trade Dion we would have lost (Rene) Bourque and Gio (Mark Giordano). It allowed us to keep them, as both were unrestricted free agents. We would have lost Bourque last summer and Gio this summer. And they both wanted to play here.”
- Calgary Flames GM Darryl Sutter when asked if he would do the Dion Phaneuf trade again.
The Detroit Red Wings have named Derek Lalonde the 28th head coach in franchise history.
The Dallas Stars signed goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a two-year contract extension.
The Avalanche and Lightning both know how to win it all, but some of their key pieces could be hitting the open market soon.
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